1. The Protein Data Bank at 40: Reflecting on the Past to Prepare for the Future 
Helen M. Berman, Gerard J. Kleywegt, Haruki Nakamura, John L. Markley 
Structure 
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages (March 2012)
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2. Figure 1
Timeline of Key PDB Events and Structural Biology Highlights, 1971–2011
(Left) Key events in the evolution of the PDB.
(Right) selected key structures in the field of structural biology (Ban et al., 2000; Carter et al., 2000; Schluenzen et al., 2000; Henderson et al., 1990; Driscoll et al., 1989; Drew et al., 1981; Wang et al., 1979; Kim et al., 1973; Robertus et al., 1974).
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3. Figure 2 PDB Staff Members, Past and Present, at PDB40
Members of the PDB team who attended the conference, including members from RCSB PDB, PDBe, PDBj, BMRB, and BNL. Photo by Constance Brukin used with permission. Additional information about the symposium is available from the wwPDB site (
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4. Figure 3
Myoglobin Fold, 1987
Illustration, Irving Geis. The protein chain is shown in blue, and the heme is shown as a gold disk. Illustration, Irving Geis. Image from the Irving Geis Collection, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Rights owned by HHMI. Not to be reproduced without permission. Reprinted here with permission.
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5. Figure 4
Number of Structures Released Per Year, Organized by Experimental Method
X-ray structure counts are shown in red, EM structure counts in purple, and NMR structure counts in orange.
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